Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (3): 466.

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Studies on the Surface Wettability and Surface Structure of Polyester Treated with Low Temperature Plasma

CHEN Jie-Rong   

  1. Dapartment of Textile Chemistry, Northwest Institute of Textile Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710048
  • Received:1996-05-29 Online:1997-03-24 Published:1997-03-24

Abstract: The surface wettability and surface structure of polyester treated with low temperature plasma in O2, N2, He, Ar, H, and CH4 gases are studied.The contact angles of the samples were measured and the critical surface tension yc was determined on the basis of the Zisman's plots- Furthermore, the values of non-polar dispersion force γsc, dipole force γsaband hydrogen bonding force to the surface tensions for the plasma-treated samples were evaluated by the extended Fowkes equation.Mainly because of the contribution of hydrogen bonding force, the surface free energy and surface wettability of polyester which was treated with O2, N2, He and Ar for a short time increased greatly.X-ray photoelectr0n spectroscopy (XPS) shows that the reason was the increase of O2 0r N2 polar functional group on the surface of polyester.

Key words: Low temperature plasma, Polyester, Contact angle, Surface free energy, XPS

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